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Fossil that I am, I attended school back in the day when kids still did "memory work," including learning poems by heart. "Nancy Hanks" was one that we learned in third grade, along with the following:
A Reply To Nancy Hanks
Yes, Nancy Hanks,
The news we will tell
Of your Abe
Whom you loved so well.
You asked first,
"Where's my son?"
He lives in the heart
Of everyone.
I can hardly believe it! And you still remember it?
Larry, while your post should be a most perfect ending to the thread, I will spoil it by saying that I had meant to ask what complicated "#rd cousin removed" or whatever does that make you to Old Abe?
I recently found something in Wikipedia that suggests that I am a distant relative of Robert E. Lee, but we all know Wikipedia can't be trusted.
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"It was a very peculiar time." - Franklin D. Cossitt
Ancestors in USA Army: 6th IA Inf, 11th IL Cav, 1st AL Cav; 122nd NY Inf; 6th MI Cav; 35th MA Inf; 100th IL Inf; 1st CO Inf/Cav; 22nd IN Inf
Blue: Spect you're talking about that 3/8" dowel/pointer which was easily broken. But, if applied judiciously, stung something fierce!
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
Some photos of Nancy Hanks Lincoln's final resting place in Spencer County, Indiana.
__________________ "In this great struggle, this form of Government and every form of human right is endangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one." Abraham Lincoln - August 18, 1864 Speech to the 164th Ohio Regiment
__________________ "In this great struggle, this form of Government and every form of human right is endangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one." Abraham Lincoln - August 18, 1864 Speech to the 164th Ohio Regiment
Last edited by william42; 01-15-2008 at 08:14 PM.
Reason: Oops, forgot attribution for foundation pic. Thanks Andy
An excellent set of photos, Terry. About that foundation -- about 12 x 12? Today one person can't live in a 12 x 12 room! Cook, eat, sleep and keep track of the menfolks. There might have been a loft for the young 'uns, but there still must have been something approximating a 3/4 size double-bed taking up a good piece of that space. Where do you put the dresser? Where do you hang your clothes? Ohmagawd! Not enough electrical outlets to operate the entertainment center.
No wonder reenactors have so much fun.
ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
Not enough electrical outlets to operate the entertainment center.
Yeah Ole I've been up there. Looked all over for where the cable came in through the wall. Couldn't find it to save my life. Was probably further up the wall where the loft was. Better place for a TV anyway.
Terry
__________________ "In this great struggle, this form of Government and every form of human right is endangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one." Abraham Lincoln - August 18, 1864 Speech to the 164th Ohio Regiment
"Pretty hot for that era, how did she give birth to such an ugly cuss?"
I'll definitely refrain from answering that one, but I assume it was in the normal fashion? As for me, I'm not related to the rascal at all. My "uncle" married a relative of Abe's. I can claim a link to Washington (8th cousin), but that's about it. My little Grandson, Camden, can tack on Robert E. Lee and William Henry Harrison, his fourth cousins (few times removed).
__________________ Ancestors in US Army: 13th TN Cav; 10th TN Cav; 3rd NC Inf
Ancestors in CSA Army: 48th VA; 63rd VA, 5th NC Cav; 37th NC
Wife and Grandson's CSA: 15th AL, 51st GA, 41st TN; 36th TN; GA Mil 1197 Dist
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